JP4044715B2 - Vehicle input device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle input device for an electronic device mounted on a vehicle, and more particularly, to a vehicle input device in which a sense of response does not change even when a traveling state of the vehicle changes.
[0002]
[Prior art]
With the advance of technology, various automobiles such as an air conditioner, a car audio, and an in-vehicle navigation device have been mounted on recent automobiles. These electronic devices usually turn on the display when operating the vehicle input device or sound an operation sound so that the user can check which electronic device has been operated and the operation has been performed correctly. I can do it.
[0003]
However, to confirm the information lit on the display section, it must be confirmed visually, which hinders safe driving, and because the running sound is transmitted to the room, the operation sound is canceled and confirmed. There are problems such as being unable to do so. Furthermore, trying to individually operate such a large number of electronic devices may interfere with the driving of the automobile.
[0004]
Therefore, in order to facilitate the operation of a desired electronic device while enforcing safe driving, in order to make it possible to operate all these electronic devices by operating one operation unit and to confirm the operation, conventionally. In addition, an input device for a vehicle has been proposed that can confirm the operation safely and reliably by responding to the user by vibrating the operation unit.
[0005]
In addition, as a document in which the technique relevant to such a vehicle input device is described, there exists Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 11-339601, for example.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the vehicle input device that enables the operation confirmation by vibrating the operation unit as described above, when the vehicle is traveling on a rough road, for example, the vehicle input device Since vibration is applied, there is a problem that the response due to vibration cannot be confirmed or is difficult to confirm.
[0007]
The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle input device capable of appropriately confirming the operation of an electronic device even while the vehicle is running.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, a vehicle input device according to the present invention includes vibration detection means for detecting vibration of a vehicle, manual operation means for operating at least one electronic device, and manual operation means. Vibration transmitting means for vibrating, and control means for transmitting a response when the manual operating means is operated by controlling the vibration transmitting means and applying vibration to the manual operating means. The control means is detected by the vibration detecting means. The vibration applied to the manual operation means is increased in accordance with the vibration of the vehicle.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The vehicle input device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the vehicle input device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the vehicle input device of the present invention.
[0010]
First, the configuration of the vehicular input device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1. In the figure, 1 represents an operation unit for operating an electronic device, and 2 represents each electronic device according to an operation by the operation unit 1. A control device for controlling is shown.
[0011]
The operation unit 1 is for a user to operate each electronic device for a vehicle. For example, a joystick 3 which is a manual operation means for the user to operate, and the joystick 3 in the vehicle traveling direction (hereinafter, referred to as “vehicle traveling direction”) X-axis vibration transmission unit 4 for applying vibration in the X-axis direction) and Y for applying vibration in a direction perpendicular to the X-axis direction and parallel to the ground (hereinafter referred to as Y-axis direction) An axial vibration transmission unit 5 and a Z-axis vibration transmission unit 6 for applying vibration in a direction perpendicular to the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction (hereinafter referred to as Z-axis direction) are provided. Although not specifically shown, the joystick 3 is connected to a detection unit for detecting information (for example, the direction in which the joystick 3 is tilted) when the user operates it. It is detected by the detection unit and input to the control device 2 described later.
[0012]
The control device 2 is used to transmit the operation by the operation unit 1 to each vehicle electronic device or to control the vibration transmission units 4, 5, 6 provided in the operation unit 1. It is connected to a vehicle electronic device (for example, an air conditioner, a car audio, a navigation device, etc., not shown) so that each vehicle electronic device can be controlled centrally. The control device 2 includes a control unit 7, a vehicle vibration detection unit 8, and a storage unit 9.
[0013]
The control unit 7 is connected to the X-axis vibration transmission unit 4, the Y-axis vibration transmission unit 5, the Z-axis vibration transmission unit 6, the detection unit, the vehicle vibration detection unit 8, the storage unit 9, and the respective electronic devices for vehicles. Each vehicle electronic device is controlled based on the operation detected by the unit.
[0014]
The vehicle vibration detection unit 8 is for detecting vibration transmitted from a vehicle on which the vehicle input device is mounted. For example, a capacitive three-axis acceleration detector is used. When the vibration is transmitted from the vehicle to the vehicle input device, the vehicle vibration detection unit 8 can detect the magnitude of the vibration applied to the vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a vehicle vibration amount) due to a voltage change caused by the vibration. It has become.
[0015]
The storage unit 9 controls when the control unit 7 controls the X-axis vibration transmission unit 4, the Y-axis vibration transmission unit 5, and the Z-axis vibration transmission unit 6 according to the amount of vehicle vibration detected by the vehicle vibration detection unit 8. Data and a control program for operating each vehicle electronic device are stored. The control data includes the magnitude of vibration applied to the joystick from the vibration transmission units 4, 5, 6 when applying vibration to the joystick 3 in response to the user's operation (hereinafter referred to as response vibration amount), and operation from the vehicle. The magnitude of vibration applied to the joystick 3 from the vibration transmitting units 4, 5, 6 when vibration is applied to the unit 1 (hereinafter referred to as “additional vibration amount”) is determined in advance. Further, in the control program, it is determined in advance to which position the joystick 3 is operated by the user to apply vibration for response. The control unit 7 reads and operates the control program. When the vibration from the vehicle is not transmitted to the joystick 3, the response vibration amount is added to the joystick 3, and when the vibration from the vehicle is applied to the operation unit 1, the additional vibration amount is added to the response vibration amount and added to the joystick 3. It is like that.
[0016]
Next, the operation of the vehicle input device of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when the user is operating the joystick 3, if an operation for making a response by vibrating the joystick 3 is performed (step 101), the control unit 7 applies vibration to the vehicle input device. That is, it is checked whether or not the vehicle vibration detector 8 detects vibration (step 102).
[0017]
In step 102, when the vibration transmitted from the vehicle is detected by the vehicle vibration detection unit 8, the control unit 7 stores the added vibration amount according to the vehicle vibration amount detected by the vehicle vibration detection unit 8. 9 is read from the control data stored in 9 (step 103). Then, the control unit 7 controls each vibration transmitting unit 4, 5, 6 to apply vibration to the joystick 3 with a value obtained by adding the added vibration amount read in step 102 to the response vibration amount (step 104). If no vibration is detected in the vehicle vibration detection unit 8 in step 102, the vibration transmission units 4, 5, and 6 are controlled by the response vibration amount (step 105).
[0018]
As described above, when the vibration detecting means detects vibration at the time of response to the operation, the control section controls the vibration transmitting section to vibrate the manual operation means, so that the vehicle has traveled on a rough road. Even in the case where the vibration of the vehicle is transmitted to the manual operation means, the vehicle input device that can reliably transmit the response vibration to the user can be provided.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the vehicle input device according to the present invention includes a vibration detection unit that detects vibration of the vehicle, a manual operation unit that operates at least one electronic device, and a vibration that vibrates the manual operation unit. A transmission means, and a control means for transmitting a response when the manual operation means is operated by controlling the vibration transmission means to apply vibrations to the manual operation means. The control means is provided for the vehicle detected by the vibration detection means. By increasing the vibration applied to the manual operation means in response to the vibration, even if the vehicle vibration is transmitted to the manual operation means, such as when the vehicle travels on a rough road, the response vibration is reliably transmitted to the user. It is possible to provide an input device for a vehicle that can be transmitted to a vehicle [Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a vehicle input device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the vehicle input device of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Operation part 2 Control apparatus 3 Joystick 4 X-axis vibration transmission part 5 Y-axis vibration transmission part 6 Z-axis vibration transmission part 7 Control part 8 Vehicle vibration detection part 9 Memory | storage part

Claims (1)

Vibration detecting means for detecting vehicle vibration, manual operating means for operating at least one electronic device, vibration transmitting means for vibrating the manual operating means, and when the manual operating means is operated Control means for controlling the vibration transmission means to transmit a response by applying vibration to the manual operation means, the control means corresponding to the vehicle vibration detected by the vibration detection means. A vehicle input device characterized by increasing vibration applied to the vehicle.

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